Featured Finds Thread

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by verybrad, May 25, 2014.

  1. RachelW

    RachelW Well-Known Member

    Cotswolds and ebay finds! Can't wait to see what London has to offer in a couple of weeks.

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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Nice finds !!!

    Remember....when in London.... keep your valuables out of sight.... and if u find something that tickles your fancy....buy it..... as u may not get to cover the same ground twice...
    Have a safe trip !
     
  3. Houseful

    Houseful Well-Known Member

    And watch out for the phone snatchers!
     
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  4. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Too bad they can't snatch mine; they'd be doing me a favor.(LOL)

    Odd fellow helps out Oddfellows! I knew about those skeletons. If all else fails, he can rent them out as props and cover expenses. They're cheap to feed but rent is rent.
     
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  5. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    I don’t know anyone who’s had a phone snatched here.
     
  6. Houseful

    Houseful Well-Known Member

    They got some politician recently and broadcaster Nicky Campbell but he grabbed his back. They are swooping in on bikes, it’s rife.
     
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  7. Houseful

    Houseful Well-Known Member

    This was in the Guardian, not long ago.
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  8. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    You might not know them, but it happens and it's rife.



    How common is phone theft in London?


    Phone theft is a growing global problem, but in UK terms it's predominantly a London problem. Government figures published in September showed that “snatch thefts” had gone up by 150% on the year before.9 Oct 2024



    https://www.met.police.uk/phonesnatch
     
  9. mirana

    mirana Well-Known Member

    Hahaaa that was the original, and ongoing, intention. :mask:
     
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  10. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Yup. I'm weird and old and know stuff.
     
  11. pearlsnblume

    pearlsnblume Well-Known Member

    Reminds me of NY with all the grab and robbery going on. I can not even watch the news anymore.
     
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  12. NanaB

    NanaB Well-Known Member

    Not old aged like a fine wine.
     
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  13. pearlsnblume

    pearlsnblume Well-Known Member

    Ruth you are a youngster compared to many of us..
     
  14. mirana

    mirana Well-Known Member

    Ooh nooo not bringing out the Age Card! I'm gonna go sit at the kiddie table in that case. :playful:
     
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  15. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Did my time there! Now I'm a beat-up old fart and can't get out of the chairs any more. Or into them.
     
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  16. NanaB

    NanaB Well-Known Member

    I always get seated at the kiddie table, hint- they have the better food, better conversation, get served first..
     
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  17. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    I’m on the local police ward panel. Our borough is very low for phone snatches indeed, yet it’s one with high levels of deprivation.

    When I did some work with the London assembly on this, a few years back, the worst boroughs for moped using crime were the richest ones, Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea. Which figures.

    I hate victim blaming. But there’s some massively unaware and careless people out there. Bloke I know was walking down a very dark alley with EarPods in, couldn’t hear a thing, totally unaware of what was around him. Guess the rest.
     
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  18. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    I love this! Great find!!!
    I have the matching vase, that found in a thrift for $5. Yay!
     
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  19. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Dumb is its own reward. It makes sense this would be a rich area crime; if you want to steal phones, go where the expensive phones are. Folks who are one generation up from stick phones aren't your target.
     
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  20. Houseful

    Houseful Well-Known Member

    The phone snatchers don’t need to go to wealthy areas now as nearly everyone here (over 90%) has a smartphone now, about 50% have iPhones.
     
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